no-nonsense
adjective
no-non·sense
ˈnō-ˌnän-ˌsen(t)s 
-ˈnän(t)-sən(t)s
: tolerating no nonsense : serious, businesslike
a no-nonsense manager
Examples of no-nonsense in a Sentence
a no-nonsense gymnastics coach
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The cooking is no-nonsense, from tortang talong, whole eggplant sealed in an omelet beneath a merry wreckage of pork, to lush tinola, chicken soup streaked with ginger.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Grandma Bobby is well-read and well-traveled, glamorous and opinionated (speaking of usually-right old women), the old-school, no-nonsense daughter of a girl who walked out of a pogrom and emigrated to New York.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Burgers are delivered to patrons at the counter in no-nonsense plastic baskets, accompanied by potato chips.
—George Motz, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Herbst, known for his fiscally conservative views and no-nonsense approach to city politics, is leaving the dais two years into his four-year term.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Grandma Bobby is well-read and well-traveled, glamorous and opinionated (speaking of usually-right old women), the old-school, no-nonsense daughter of a girl who walked out of a pogrom and emigrated to New York.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Burgers are delivered to patrons at the counter in no-nonsense plastic baskets, accompanied by potato chips.
—George Motz, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Herbst, known for his fiscally conservative views and no-nonsense approach to city politics, is leaving the dais two years into his four-year term.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for no-nonsense
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“No-nonsense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-nonsense. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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